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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 15.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Oct 15;61(10):1379–1386. doi: 10.1002/art.24841

Table 3.

Proportion of African Americans with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis that would be recommended for treatment under 2008 National Osteoporosis Foundation Guidelines, by age and body mass index, % (95% confidence interval)

Age, years 40–55 55–70 > 70
Body Mass Index, kg/m2
 < 25 5 (1, 18) 36 (17, 59) 71 (29, 96)
25–30 7 (1, 17) 11 (1, 35) 86 (42, 100)
 > 30 3 (1, 8) 8 (2, 20) 17 (2, 48)